According to forecasts released by ACP - Automóvel Club de Portugal, there will be an increase of 2.5 cents in the case of diesel and 2 cents per litre in the case of petrol.

If these forecasts are confirmed for next week, the average price of simple diesel fuel should stand at €1.605/litre while that of simple 95 petrol should rise to €1.684/litre.

The ACP emphasises that "these forecasts are made based on the assumption of maintenance of the extraordinary tax reduction measures applied by the government, to mitigate the increase in prices".